Power BI | Dashboard in a Day Workshop Oct 2020 version

1. <instructor>
Oct 2020 version
Dashboard in a Day
Power BI

2. Prerequisites and setup steps
At minimum, a computer with 2-cores and 4GB RAM running Windows 8 / Windows Server 2008 R2, or later
Display: At least 1440x900 or 1600x900 (16:9) recommended.
Internet connectivity: You must have the ability to connect to the Internet outside your organization
Microsoft Power BI Desktop installed: you should have downloaded and installed Power BI Desktop from
the Microsoft Store https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2135345 or from the download center
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2135519
Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 10 or later.
Signup for Power BI: Go to http://aka.ms/pbidiadtraining and sign up for Power BI with a business email
address. If you cannot sign up for Power BI, let the instructor know.
If you have an existing account, please go to http://aka.ms/pbidiadtraining and Sign in using your
Power BI account
Attending Online session – you must get the meeting invite and synchronize with the presenter prior to the
event start for online attendance computability
Install Microsoft Teams

3. Agenda (times are approximate and will be fluid with the class)
Morning
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Introduction to Power BI and Power BI Demo
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Lab 1 Accessing& Preparingthe data
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Lab 1 Solution + Questions
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Lab 2 Data Modeling and Exploration
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Lab 2 Solution + Questions
12:15 PM – 01:00 PM Break for lunch
Afternoon
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM Lab 3 Visualizations
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM Lab 3 Solution + Questions
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM Lab 4 PublishingandaccessingReports (optional Power BI Service demo)
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM Break
02:45 PM – 03:15 PM Lab 4 Solution + Questions
03:15 PM – 03:45 PM Lab 5 Buildinga Dashboardand Sharing
03:45 PM – 04:15 PM Lab 5 Solution + Questions
04:15 PM – 05:00 PM Q&A

4. Dashboard
in a Day

5. Digital Transformation
Optimize
operations
Transform
products
Empower
employees
Engage
customers

6. Digital Feedback Loop
Data +
intelligence
Optimize
operations
Transform
products
Empower
employees
Engage
customers
1
Data
Capture digital signal across business
2
Intelligence
Connect and synthesize data
3
Action
Improve business outcomes

7. Digital Feedback Loop
Optimize
operations
Transform
products
Empower
employees
Engage
customers
1
Data
Capture digital signal across business
2
Intelligence
Connect and synthesize data
3
Action
Improve business outcomes
Data +
intelligence

8. Microsoft Power Platform
The low-code platform that spans Office 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and standalone applications
Innovationanywhere.Unlocks valueeverywhere.
Power BI
Business analytics
Power Apps
Application development
Power Automate
Process automation
Power Virtual Agents
Intelligent chatbots
Data
connectors
Portals AI Builder Common Data Service

9. The Evolution of BI
1st wave
Corporate BI IT to end user
2nd wave
Self-service BI Analyst to end user
3rd wave
End user BI Everyone

10. PowerBI
Break down data silos and
enrich your data with
intelligence
All Data For Every Decision
Integrate trusted and secure BI
into the fabric of your
organizationandapps
Power BI drives a data culture for everyone and every decision
Create rich-interactive
data experiences with
AI infusedinsights
For Everyone

11. Why Power BI?
Power BI Desktop is free
Real time dashboards and interactive reports
Natural Language query & AI insights
Custom visualizations and custom connectors
Integration with Excel, Power Point, SharePoint and TEAMS

12. PowerBI
Desktopis free

13. Real time
dashboardsand
interactivereports

14. Natural Language
query& AI
insights

15. 250+ Custom
visuals

16. Integrationwith Excel, Power
Point,SharePoint and TEAMS

17. The
LARGEST GLOBAL
FOOTPRINT
43 Languages
Primary and backup​
datacenters worldwide​
40
National
Clouds
US Government​,
China​ & Germany​

18. February 2020
A Magic Quadrant Leader in
Analytics & BI Platforms*
*Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms,” by James Richardson, Rita Sallam, Kurt Schlegel, Austin Kronz, Julian Sun 11 February 2020
The above graphics were published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Microsoft. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's
research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER is a
registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

19. Microsoft Positioned
as a Leader in The
Forrester Wave™
Enterprise BI Platforms (Vendor-Managed), Q3 2019*
“…in the last two to three years Power BI is
getting a lot of attention…”
The Forrester Wave™
Enterprise BI Platforms (Vendor-Managed)
03/2019
“They are leapfrogging competitors.”
– Boris Evelson
Vice President, Principal Analyst
Source: Forrester Research, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction, citation, or distribution prohibited.

20. Power BI
Demo

21. End User Needs
Explore
Visualize
Access
Share
Mash-up
Clean

22. Lab overview
Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate

23. Access all your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Data sources
SaaS solutions
e.g. Marketo, Salesforce,
GitHub, Google Analytics
Organizational
Corporate data sources or
external data services
On-premises
Data
Azure services
Azure SQL, Stream
Analytics…
Excel files Power BI Desktop files
Data from files, databases,
Azure, and other sources
Connect to 135 + data sources,
both on-premises and cloud
Data from Applications
• SaaS services that you alreadyuse
Data from your organization
• Content publishedby others in your org
(Datasets and Dataflows)
Big data and more
• Azure data services,e.g. SQL DW, ADLS.
• On-premises data sources,
e.g. Oracle & SSAS
Data from files
• Import data from Text, CSV, Excel
and Power BI Desktop files

24. Clean and mash-up your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Consolidate data from a broad range of
sources
• Merge or append queries to combine
data from multiple queries into a
single query
Transform data to fit your needs using
intuitive UI
• Select data for inclusion
• Cleanse data and remove errors
Define calculations to generate new
fields for use in reports
Develop advanced analytics using a
combination of measures and
relationships
• Uncover correlations, highlight exceptions
and understand business outcomes

25. Lab 01 -
Accessing &
Preparing the data

26. Explore your DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Explore data in a variety of ways and
across multiple visualizations using drag
and drop canvas
Dig deeper into your reports
• Drill-down in your hierarchical data
• Filter, sort, hover over and highlight data
Leverage Quick Insights to find insights
in your data
Ask questions of your data in natural
language with Q&A
• Type questions in plain language
• Q&A intelligently filters, sorts, aggregates,
groups and displays data based on
the question

27. Lab 02 -
Data Modelling and
Exploration

28. Community

29. Maximize your BI investments with Azure Synapse Analytics
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Get Started Today with a Free Azure Synapse Analytics Trial

30. Explore and share
your data stories
In the Data Stories Gallery
And
COVID-19 Data Stories Gallery

31. Lab overview
Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate

32. Prepare
Share &
collaborate
Explore Visualize
Visualize your DATA
Visualize data in a variety of ways
Growing number of visualization types
• Donuts, basic area, waterfall, filled maps,
tree maps, funnel, gauges combo charts
and more
• Custom visuals available from Power BI
Visuals Marketplace
• Tools to develop, test, package new
custom visuals
Visualizations on report page are
connected – select value in one
visualization to change other
visualizations
Full screen pop out mode for report
visuals to show additional details

33. Lab 03 -
Visualizations

34. Bring your story to life with DATA Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Save Power BI Desktop report files and
easily publish them to powerbi.com
Access dashboards using native mobile
apps for Windows, iOS and Android
Share as appropriate with other Power BI
users in your organization
Package your reports in apps for easy
consumption and control
Easily embed interactive Power BI
visualizations in blog posts, websites,
through emails or social media With Power
BI Publish to web

35. Access your story everywhere
with Mobile
Prepare Explore Visualize
Share &
collaborate
Access dashboards using
native mobile apps for
Windows, iOS and Android
Easy sign in page
Quick Access reports
Your personal
Recent Activity feed

36. Lab 04 -
Publishing and
accessing Reports

37. Lab 05 -
Building a Dashboard
and Sharing

38. Get Started Now at
PowerBI.com

39. Q&A